From the Daily Pennsylvanian: Penn Abroad has discontinued funding for the Penn English Program in London, bringing an end to the English department’s study abroad program. According to English faculty members, the decision to end the nearly 40-year-old program housed by King’s College London was made abruptly by Penn Abroad at the start of the fall 2025 semester. Though students majoring and minoring in English will still be able to study at King’s College under a typical exchange format, students and alumni who spoke to The Daily Pennsylvanian expressed disappointment towards the termination of the program.
In an interview with the DP, English department Chair Zachary Lesser said faculty were not consulted before the decision was finalized. He added that he had been in conversation with Penn Abroad over the summer about possible cost-saving measures, but that “the final word came down unexpectedly.” Although the department hopes the program could return someday, it will not be active for the foreseeable future, Lesser said...
2024 English program graduate Noah Lewine participated in PEPL during his senior fall... "Watching the administration continue to undervalue [the humanities] and cut away at them is really disappointing and honestly heartbreaking,” Lewine said.
Full story at https://www.thedp.com/article/2025/10/penn-english-in-london-program-termination.
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